The Wilmington (DE) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc the third alumni chapter chartered in the Northeastern Province, was chartered on Saturday, March 8, 1947 at the Walnut Street YMCA at 10th and Walnut Street in Wilmington Delaware. Dr. Idel (�Prof.�) William Edward Taylor, a native of Lewes, Delaware, presented the charter. Dr. Taylor graduated from Howard High School in Wilmington, DE in 1930 and while he was a student at Lincoln University in Oxford, PA, he was initiated into the Epsilon Chapter. During his tenure as Dean of Men at Delaware State College in Dover, Dr. Taylor was responsible for chartering the Beta Sigma Chapter on March 8, 1947. Dr. Taylor joined the faculty at Morgan State College in Baltimore, MD where he served for almost four decades as Advisor to the Alpha Iota Chapter.

The Reverend John B. Redmond, Jr was primarily responsible for the chartering of the Wilmington (DE) Alumni Chapter. The chartering process began in January 1946 while Rev. Redmond was serving as the newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Walnut Street YMCA. The Grand Board of Directors unanimously approved the charter petition on January 30, 1947. Total cost for the chartering procedure was $21.00 ($10.00 for the charter fee; $10.00 for a set of five rituals; and $1.00 for a copy of the Grand Chapter Constitution.

Rev. Redmond personally enlisted all seventeen charter members of the Wilmington (DE) Alumni Chapter and reminded them of their duties and obligations to the Fraternity. Each charter member was assessed six dollars ($6.00), as well as a reinstatement fee of one dollar. ($1.00) if the brother was not currently financial. The officers and charter members were Dr. Charles H. Butler (Strategus), N. Watson Brown (Keeper of Records), D. Edward Fleming, Richard Fleming, Dr. Louis D. Giles(Vice Polemarch), Phillip Gooden, Paul D. Haughton, John O. Hopkins, Sr., George A Johnson, a 1911 initiate of Alpha Chapter(Reporter), George L. Naylor, Walter L. Purnell, Rev. John B. Redmond, Jr. (Keeper of Exchequer), Dr. Oscar N. Smith, and Dr. John H. Taylor.

Initially, monthly meetings of the Wilmington Alumni Chapter were held in the homes of the active brothers. The first chapter dance was held at the Nur Temple Shriner�s Club. Scholarships were awarded from the proceeds of this activity. A leadership conference was held in 1963 at the Walnut YMCA. In 1964 the chapter sponsored a Black Art Show. A significant achievement of the Wilmington Alumni Chapter was its integration of the Hotel Dupont which was used as the site for its Christmas formal Dance.

The Wilmington Alumni Chapter has hosted five Province Council Meeting: 1948 at the Walnut YMCA; 1961 at the Hotel Dupont; 1971 at the Holiday Inn; 1987 at the Radisson Hotel; and 2007 at the Double Tree Hotel. This was the largest Provincial Council on record with 550 registered Brothers.

Chapter members who have served as officers of the Northeastern Province are Dr. Edward Fleming (Province Polemarch, 1962-1964); Kenyon L. Camper, Sr. (Province Vice Polemarch 1973-1975); and Donald M. Evans, Sr.(Province Keeper of Exchequer 1979-1981). Additionally, these Wilmington Alumni Chapter members have served the Northeastern Province in various capacities; Clarence S. Bennett(Parliamentarian); Kenyon L. Camper(Editor, The Diamond Newsletter), Delbert Horton (Chairperson of these committees: Job Bank, Job Resources/Development, and Achievement); Stanley W. Smith(Province Reclamation Committee, National Reclamation Committee, and Social Action committee)Ray Rhodes (Province Achievement Committee); Calvin L. Smith, Jr. (Assistant Southern Region Board Member).

Wilmington Alumni brothers who have received Northeastern Province Awards are Donald M. Evans, Sr. and Delbert Horton-The James M. Kidd Distinguished Service Award; Dr. William E. Bazzelle, Sr. and Stanley W. Smith- The Northeastern Province Achievement Award; and Dr. William E. Bazzelle, Sr.- The 1998 Bert V. Wadkins Award for Most Outstanding Guide Right Advisor.